It's BOMBER TIME!!!!! And we're not talking water bombers either! The 'bomber' sized chironomids have started to hatch pretty strongly right now, with a couple of Tunkwa old timers, commenting they haven't seen hatches that heavy in a long time. The lake surface is covered with giant chironie shucks.
The above photo was taken yesterday right in front of the resort.
We had a lot of wind and cool weather last Friday and Saturday, making conditions challenging, but for those who braved it, it was worth the effort. Sunday saw steady rain, with falling temps, until the system moved through in the evening, fishing was good!
Bugs are hatching everywhere, but by paying attention to your graph (fish finder), look for the larger schools of trout first, is key, or just look for the boats set up on them. Sometimes a move away from the others boats can pay off large, enabling you to have a school of tout all to yourself.
Distance fished off the bottom varies, and at times it seems, pattern isn't that critical. Chironomids tied in size 8 or 10, on 3X hooks are best. Greens, like the chameleon, Black/red rib, Various combinations of ASB (anti-static bag) have been consistent as well. Mayflies have been hatching pretty good in the eves, and we are seeing lots of surface activity as trout are taking the nymphs as they emerge. Fishing a halfback in the surface film, or a Tom Thumb on the top will get you into the trout as well.
Trolling has been a bit spotty, but still producing some trout. The usual Kwikfish/Hot-Shot patterns will work. Wedding bands tipped with a worm, are another good bet.
We are all predicting the fishing is going to get even better over the next two weeks, it's GO TIME!
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Topic: Tunkwa Lake Fishing Report, July 29th 2015: Hot Fishing! (Read 3343 times)